Time's Arrow, Part II
- Episode aired Sep 19, 1992
- TV-PG
- 45m
Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.
- Corpse
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It's quite an adventure and part of the reason is that one of the most intellectually curious people in the history Samuel Langhorne Clemens or better known as Mark Twain overhears Data and Guinan conversing and knows this is important though he reaches the wrong conclusion.
Of course the Enterprise crew defeats the aliens and time resumes its normal course. Jerry Hardin does a wonderful job as Mark Twain. You really think it is Twain.
Sad to say though that most pessimistic of men never changed his attitude despite the glimpse into the distant future that he got in this episode. It was more than a glimpse, it was a grand tour courtesy of Counselor Troi.
Still seeing Jerry Hardin as Twain makes this TNG story worth a watch.
Turned into a decent payoff.
7/10
Given that the whole plot overall also frequently lacks much meat-on-the-bone, I think it averages out with the fun and adventure to an 8/10.
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to production designer Richard D. James, a museum loaned out a horse-driven fire vehicle for the first time ever, thanks to the power of the words "Star Trek."
- GoofsPicard is changing lamps and is questioned by a doctor. The doctor responds, "There hasn't been an earthquake here in thirty years." This is set in August 1893, and according to the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco, on June 6, 1893, there was a "strong earthquake...and many men in downtown offices rushed to the streets." There were in fact dozens of earthquakes in the 30 years prior to 1893, including sizable earthquakes in 1892, 1890, 1889, 1888, 1885, 1883 (the strongest since 1868), and on with noticeable earthquakes nearly every year.
- Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I wish... I wish time would've allowed me to know you better.
Samuel Clemens: Well, you'll just have to read my books. What I am is pretty much there.
[Picard then turns towards Guinan]
Guinan: I'll see you in 500 years, Picard.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: And I'll see you... in a few minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Science vs. Fiction: Zeitreisen (2006)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1